FEAST OF THE PASSOVER, THE: - Ordained by God Ex 12:1,2 - Commenced the fourteenth of the first month at even Ex 12:2,6,18; Le 23:5; Nu 9:3 - Lasted seven days Ex 12:15; Le 23:6 - CALLED THE . Passover Nu 9:5; Joh 2:23 . Jew's passover Joh 2:13; 11:55 . Lord's passover Ex 12:11,27 . Feast of unleavened bread Mr 14:1; Lu 22:1 . Days of unleavened bread Ac 12:3; 20:6 - All males to appear at Ex 23:17; De 16:16 - Paschal lamb eaten first day of Ex 12:6,8 - Unleavened bread eaten at Ex 12:15; De 16:3 - LEAVEN . Not to be in their houses during Ex 12:19 . Not to be in any of their quarters Ex 13:7; De 16:4 . Nothing with, to be eaten Ex 12:20 . Punishment for eating Ex 12:15,19 - First and last days of, holy convocations Ex 12:16; Nu 28:18,25 - Sacrifices during Le 23:8; Nu 28:19-24 - The first sheaf of barley harvest offered the day after the Sabbath in Le 23:10-14 - TO COMMEMORATE THE . Passing over the first-born Ex 12:12,13 . Deliverance of Israel from bondage of Egypt Ex 12:17,42; 13:9; De 16:3 - To be perpetually observed during the Mosaic age Ex 12:14; 13:10 - Children to be taught the nature and design of Ex 12:26,27; 13:8 - Purification necessary to the due observance of 2Ch 30:15-19; Joh 11:55 - Might be kept in the second month by those who were unclean at the appointed time Nu 9:6-11; 2Ch 30:2,3,15 - No uncircumcised person to keep Ex 12:43,45 - Strangers and servants when circumcised might keep Ex 12:44,48 - Neglect of, punished with death Nu 9:13 - Improper keeping of, punished 2Ch 30:18,20 - REMARKABLE CELEBRATIONS OF . On leaving Egypt Ex 12:28,50 . In the wilderness of Sinai Nu 9:3-5 . On entering the land of promise Jos 5:10,11 . In Hezekiah's reign 2Ch 30:1 . In Josiah's reign 2Ki 23:22,23; 2Ch 35:1,18 . After the captivity Ezr 6:19,20 . Before the death o
f Christ Lu 22:15 - Moses kept through faith Heb 11:28 - Christ always observed Mt 26:17-20; Lu 22:15; Joh 2:13,23 - The people of Jerusalem lent their rooms to strangers for Lu 22:11,12 - The Lord's Supper instituted at Mt 26:26-28 - Custom of releasing a prisoner at Mt 27:15; Lu 23:16,17 - The Sabbath in, a high day Joh 19:31 - The day before the Sabbath in, called the preparation Joh 19:14,31 - Illustrative of redemption through Christ 1Co 5:7,8